Sliding-door fastener.



J. M. HOPKINS.

SLIDING DOOR PASTENER. APPLIOATIQH FILED DOT-3B, 1912.

71 745 Patented- Sept. 2, 1913.

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JAMES M. HOPKINS, O]? (THICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SLIDING- 003 FASTENEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1 913.

Application filed October 28, 1912. Serial No. 728,193

Tp all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JAMES; M. Hormns, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sliding Door Fasteners, of which I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accom- 10 panying'drawing, forming part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of part of the side Wall of a railway car having my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an Fig. 4.

en rged detail view in cross section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view in section on line 3-3 of Fig. 4. Fig. i is a detail face View of the stop brace. Fig. 5 is a front end'view of the stop brace shown in A designates the door post at the lefthand side of the doorway, that'is formed in thecar wall. To this door post is connected :1. stop bar B that consists of a metal angle 5 bar, the base flange of which abuts against 3 door is closed.

and is securely connected to the post A by means of through bolts. Against the outstanding flange of the stop bar B the left: band edge of the door C will contact as the Against the outstanding flange of the stop her B bears a brace E of novel construction. This brace is preferably formed as a malleable casting and, as shown, comprises an inner member 0 that is connected of the bolt G. The brace E by a through bolt 6 to the side wall of the car. The inner member of the brace E is recessed (see Fig. 2) where it sets over the inner flange of the stop B, and is formed with an outstanding portion 0 that bears against the outstanding flange of the stop 13. The brace E is formed with a ledge or outer portion a that carries the eye or staple 0 (preferably formed integral therewith) that will be engaged by the hasp F that is attached .a the door C by a staple F. As shown, the brace E is formed at its top with an ofiset portion 6 having a headed in a passing through the elongated slot 9 is formed with lips or flanges 6" adapted to project over the edge of the door C and preferably, also, with integral webs e whereby the brace is strengthened.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that when the door is closed the hasp F will be turned, so that its free end will pass over the eye or staple after which the bolt G will be dropped so as to pass through the eye or staple e and hold the hasp F in engagement therewith. The lower end of the bolt G will be provided, of course, with the usual hole therethrough to admit the wire of the car seal.

The brace E not only affords a most effectwo means for bracing the stop bar B, but also affords a means for supporting the bolt G and the eye or staple c whereby the free end of the beep F is engaged.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a railway car, the combination with the post at the front edge of the door open ing, of a door stop comprising an angle bar extending lengthwise of said post and having a base flange abutting against and se-' cured thereto and an outstanding flange against which the front edge of the door abuts, and a separate brace abutting against and securcdto the side of the car and having a portion abutting against the outstanding tlange of said angle bar, said brace having a ledge adapted to carry one end of the lock mechanism and having a portion overlapping the outstanding flange of the stop bar and adapted to resist the outward movement of the door.

2, In a railway car, the combination with a post at the front edge of the door opening, of a door stop comprising an angle bar .extcnding lengthwise of said post and having a base flange abutting against and socurcd thereto and an outstanding flange against which the forward edge of the door abuts, and a separate cast metal brace for said door stop having a base portion abutting against and secured to the side of the car and extending over the base flange of said angle bar, said brace having a portion abutting against the outstanding ilange of said.angle bar and a ledge forn'ied integral therewith and provided with a staple to engage the hasp of the door.

3. In a railway car, the combination with the post at the front edge of the door opening, of a stop comprising an angle bar extending lengthwise of the door and having a base flange abutting against and secured to the post and an outstanding flange against 'which the front-edge of the door abuts, and

a separate cast metal bracing shoe for said against and secured to the side of the Q I meme said bracing shoe having a ledge and an off- 1t set formed integral therewith, and a bolt car and extending over the baseflange of mounted on said offset, said ledge having an. said angle bar, sald bracing shoe having an eye for receiving said bolt.

angle bar having a base portion abutting outstanding ortion abutting against the JAMES M HQPKINS outstanding anfge of said an 1e bar and provided with a flange over a ping the Witnesses:

outer edge of said angle bar an arranged GEO. P. FISHER,

to engage the forward edge of the door, and KMHARINE GERLACH. A 

